Restoration of district, union council tiers of LG system in KP under consideration
(WorldNews Pakistan)

PESHAWAR: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is contemplating a proposal to restore the district and union council tiers of the local government system that were abolished in 2019 and 2013, respectively. Though rationale for the proposed move isn`t immediately clear, sources in the Premier Imran Khan-led party claimed that the government was eyeing something closer to the Musharraf-era LG system for effective governance at the grassroots level. They said the proposal was examined by the PTI`s top guns both in the centre and KP during a recent meeting at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House, Islamabad. The PTI government in the province had...